ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 16 G635LX-RW036W Gaming Laptop - Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, 64GB DDR5, 2TB SSD RAID 0, NVIDIA RTX 5090 24GB, 16-inch 2.5K Mini LED 240Hz, Win11 - ROG Backpack

The ROG Strix SCAR 16 pairs an RTX 5090 Laptop GPU with a Core Ultra 9 275HX, 64GB of DDR5 and a 2TB RAID 0 SSD behind a 16-inch 240Hz Mini LED screen.

This is the configuration ASUS builds for people who do not want to think about settings. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU runs at a full 175W with 24GB of GDDR7, so the frame budget holds at native 2.5K with ray tracing on rather than forcing a drop to 1080p. Above it sits the ROG Nebula HDR panel, a Mini LED display at 2560 x 1600 and 240Hz covering 100% of DCI-P3.

Storage is 2TB across two PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives in RAID 0, memory is 64GB of DDR5-5600 in two SO-DIMM slots, and both are user-accessible, so the machine has somewhere to grow. A ROG backpack ships with it.

ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 16 Key Features:

• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU with 24GB GDDR7: ROG Boost takes it to 1647MHz at 175W (150 watts base plus 25 watts of Dynamic Boost), which is the top of the power range NVIDIA allows for this chip. The 24GB frame buffer matters as much as the clock: it is what lets high-resolution textures, ray tracing and local AI models sit in memory at the same time without stuttering.
• Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX: 24 cores and 24 threads at 2.7GHz base, boosting to 5.4GHz, with 36MB of cache and an Intel AI Boost NPU rated up to 13 TOPS. It carries the CPU-bound side of competitive titles and the compile, render and export work that fills the rest of the day.
• 16-inch ROG Nebula HDR Mini LED display: 2560 x 1600 at 16:10, 240Hz with a 3ms response time, 100% DCI-P3, Pantone Validated and anti-glare. Mini LED backlighting is what separates it from a standard IPS panel: local dimming gives real black depth in dark scenes instead of grey wash.
• G-Sync with a MUX Switch and NVIDIA Advanced Optimus: The MUX Switch routes the display straight to the RTX 5090 to remove the integrated-graphics overhead when you want maximum frames, and Advanced Optimus switches back automatically to save battery when you do not.
• 64GB DDR5-5600 in two SO-DIMM slots: Not soldered. Both slots are populated with 32GB modules and remain serviceable.
• 2TB of PCIe 4.0 NVMe storage in RAID 0: Two M.2 drives striped together for higher sequential throughput than a single drive, in a chassis with 2 M.2 PCIe slots.
• Thunderbolt 5 and 2.5G LAN: Two Thunderbolt 5 ports with DisplayPort and power delivery, three USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, HDMI 2.1 FRL and a 2.5 gigabit wired network port for latency that Wi-Fi cannot promise.
• Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4: A triple-band 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 card, the current generation, alongside Bluetooth 5.4 for controllers and headsets.
• Four-speaker audio with Dolby Atmos: Smart Amp Technology, Hi-Res certification and AI noise-cancelling on the microphone side for voice chat.
• ROG backpack included: A 2.80kg laptop with a 380W adapter needs a bag built for it, and one ships in the box.
• Per-key RGB keyboard with a Copilot key: A backlit chiclet keyboard where every key is addressable individually, plus a touchpad with NumberPad support that turns the trackpad surface into a numeric keypad when you need one.

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